Monday, 30 April 2012


eu reform treaty
 
Europe Seeks to Restore Calm After Spain Downgrade, Growth Spat
Bloomberg
Merkel drew the line at re-opening talks on the fiscal treaty, though she said growth could be boosted with labor-market reform and European Union funding. Merkel's Line “There will be no new negotiations on the fiscal pact,” Merkel told the Leipziger ...
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Treaty campaign needs vigour
Irish Times
The Yes side urgently needs to increase its tempo and direction, not least by linking its views on economic growth and reform in the euro zone to the rapidly emerging voices elsewhere in Europecalling for such a change in direction.
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Europe's Banks Versus European Democracy
Huffington Post (blog)
The Maastricht Treaty of 1993, which created the Euro and the modern European Union, requires member nations to keep their deficits at no more than 3 percent of GDP. In a recession, when reduced tax revenues cause deficits to widen, that requirement is ...
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A difficult equation for European leaders
MarketWatch
By Jean Pisani-Ferry BEIJING ( Caixin Online ) — In 2005, France and the Netherlands were the two countries that voted no to a European constitutional treaty. It seems they are set to disrupt again the European conversation.
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ASEAN-EU open new chapter
TTR Weekly
Bandar Seri Begawan, 30 April 2012: Europe and Southeast Asia on Friday pushed for a new chapter in relations, as Myanmar embraces democratic reforms and the EUseeks growth markets amid its crippling debt crisis. Foreign ministers and senior diplomats ...
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